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Shorebirds are capable of flying extraordinary distances so why might some species stay put? Whereas some plover species disperse so widely that populations remain connected over thousands of kilometres, our […]

The Kentish Plover have always have been the subject of taxonomical debates (e.g. Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus split from C. alexandrinus) and research outcomes were not always popular among birdwatchers (e.g. confirming […]

The shorebird image submissions for the handbook is progressing well but still many of the previously registered bird photographers haven’t shown any activity despite multiple reminders. We are pleased by […]

A charismatic shorebird, the Willet has just been split into two species, the Western Willet Tringa inornata and Eastern Willet Tringa semipalmata according to the TiF checklist based on the recently published […]

Back in 2004 scientists published a supertree hypothesis as a framework for future molecular studies on shorebirds. According to their concept the family Recurvirostridae is divided into two subfamilies: Himantopodinae […]

With the publishing of HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1 (Non-passerines) some interesting changes have been made in taxonomy of Charadriiformes, adopting […]